PL014 - Different Attitudes

Posted on 30 Nov 2018 @ 12:02am by Lieutenant JG Tris Shizn

318 words; about a 2 minute read

Personal Log

I have to admit that I am not the pilot I envisioned myself to be, at least as far as my personal interest.

I ‘know’ that I am an accomplished Starship pilot or helmsman. I ‘know’ that I can pilot and handle, quite well, just about anything that is thrown at me. But, . . . I am not so sure that I am cut from the same cloth as some other pilots, especially those in a combat role.

You see, recently, when not on duty, I have spent time in the Astrometrics Lab when the convoy takes a break from ‘warp field travel’, which they do once every 7 days or so. We have been watching the fighters launch from the Akira Class ship and the tactical maneuvering they do during that time of training.

Along with this, I’ve heard a rumor that some of the crew want to do some flying on the holodeck in fighter aircraft from Earth’s history, maybe back 200 or 300 years in their past. I didn’t even know they were in the sky that far back. My point is that, I’m not sure if my personal interest lie in the area of attacking others. Don’t get me wrong, I still think I can fly just about anything. But that certain something that one would expect and want from a ‘fighter pilot’, I’m not sure I have that in me. Aggression? Conceit? Audacious?

‘Hmph’, though as I think about it. If I was put in a situation where my life or the lives of my crew were at stake, I know I would do my best at killing my enemy. But then, the entire situation is different when one is operating with the intent to protect compared to just following orders and killing on command. I definitely think these are two different people or at least attitudes.

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